"Compassion?"
Morgan laughed furiously.
If it weren't for Garp, or more precisely, his reputation as a vice admiral, he wouldn't care about this brat.
"You shouldn't tease me, grandson of Garp!"
Morgan waved his hand, and the marines behind him immediately took a few steps forward.
Click, click, click.
The gun barrels were all pointed at Liffy.
"Guns? They're just accessories to scare people." Luffy smiled. "Want to try shooting? Do you dare?"
Upon hearing this, Morgan's facial muscles twitched violently.
Very arrogant!
In fact, just a second ago, he hadn't thought about shooting anyone. He was just lecturing, and in his heart, he just wanted to capture Luffy without putting his life at risk.
"Shoot!"
Morgan, consumed by rage, lost his rationality.
However, his scream of rage did not produce the expected result.
The Marines wielding their weapons seemed uneasy, and no one dared to pull the trigger.
"Captain Morgan, this is Vice Admiral Garp's grandson..." said a man with a serious expression.
"Even you are daring to challenge me?"
Morgan was furious and raised his right arm, wielding his giant axe, and swung it at the man.
Boom!
The captain's head was hit, and he screamed in agony before falling, blood gushing from his head.
"Who else wants to challenge me? Who do you think I am? I'm Machado's Morgan!" he shouted angrily.
The Marines present trembled in fear.
They didn't dare shoot.
But disobeying the captain's orders could result in being beaten to death.
What should they do?
"Are you still going to listen to this old man's nonsense?"
Luffy crossed his arms and spoke with an air of composure. "You, as his subordinates, should be more aware than I am of the crimes he committed here in Shells Town."
"I will give you a chance to redeem yourselves by defeating him! You will be the heroes of this village! I guarantee it with my grandfather's honor."
The crowd was shocked.
The scene was silent for a second.
A soldier who had his gun raised suddenly turned it towards Morgan.
Suppressing his fear, he shouted loudly, "Luffy-sama is right! Captain Morgan, your actions in this city over the years have proven that you are not worthy of being a Captain!"
When there was one person, there would be more.
Dozens of gun barrels rotated one after another.
"That's right, Captain Morgan, stop resisting."
"Surrender, Captain. If Headquarters arrives later, we will beg for mercy on his behalf!"
"Luffy-sama is Vice Admiral Garp's grandson. How can we lay a hand on him, Captain?"
Seeing his subordinates betray him one by one, Morgan's face turned red with fury and the veins stood out on his forehead.
"You... each and every one of you... dare to defy my orders!"
Completely enraged, Morgan swung his giant ax with all his might.
The marines, their faces pale with fear, watched, but still did not dare to shoot.
"Nishishishi!"
Luffy laughed loudly, he didn't even care about laughing the same way as the original Luffy anymore, he quickly approached Morgan.
He came up behind Morgan and grabbed Morgan's right arm.
The giant ax stopped in front of the several marines.
"You damn brat!" Morgan's face changed.
"The place where you give orders is not here, it's in prison."
Luffy was still smiling, grabbing Morgan and throwing him over his back.
Morgan's tall body fell heavily to the training ground.
His ax hit the ground first, making a loud bang, and the ground cracked upon impact.
Morgan groaned in pain, immediately rolled his eyes, and passed out.
"Tsk, with that level of skill, can you still become a captain? East Blue is actually very peaceful."
Luffy clapped his hands, cleaning up the non-existent dirt, and looked at the stunned Marines, saying loudly:
"You did well. At the critical moment, you strayed from the wrong path, stood on the edge of the cliff and realized your past mistakes. I declare you all innocent."
Not far away, Zoro looked at the scene in amazement.
Things were developing too quickly and he couldn't keep up with the pace.
The marines were also stunned for a moment before they all lowered their weapons and shouted Luffy's name.
"Luffy-sama!"
"Luffy-sama!"
"Luffy-sama!"
Zoro muttered, "This is something I never expected to see in my life..."
This world is too unreal!
...
Shortly after.
Inside the tower, Morgan's office.
Luffy was sitting in his seat, listening to the marine soldiers' report.
"Luffy-sama, Captain Morg... the criminal Morgan was escorted to prison, and his injuries were treated with the minimum of care."
"Very well. You all made good contributions, and I will explain this to my grandfather."
Luffy nodded satisfied.
The Marines cheered excitedly, "Yes!"
"Go, ask the restaurant to prepare the food. My first division captain has been hungry for many days because of you guys."
"Understood!"
They immediately followed his order and quickly left the office.
Meanwhile, on the couch nearby.
Nami, Koby, and Zoro had expressions of "Who am I?" "Where am I?" "What happened to this world?"
"What's wrong with you guys?" Luffy looked at the three, confused.
Nami held her forehead, with a perplexed expression, "Why would a pirate like you become the leader of this branch of the navy? Where did this world go wrong? Why are they listening to you?? I only left for a while!"
"Nishishisi."
It was all thanks to Grandpa Garp's reputation.
Luffy laughed, picked up an apple, took a bite and said, "We're just getting started. Tomorrow, I'll lead this group of marines to attack the Arlong Pirates!"
The three were completely speechless.
A pirate leading marines to attack another group of pirates?
Is this some kind of April Fools joke?!
(End of chapter)